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Great War and Great Innovations
1914–1927
Bevel gear department in 1916.
War Years 1914-1918 First Automatic Spiral Bevel Wheels are Turning
Gear Generator
The Gleason Works contributes to Fellow Rochester Company, film
the war effort by cutting thousands 1914, the first production model manufacturer Eastman Kodak, orders
of gears for airplanes, trucks, 15 Inch Automatic Spiral Bevel Gear 36 giant film wheels which are 54 feet
tractors, and guns, while also casting Generator is introduced to the market. in diameter, weigh 2.5 tons each, and
thousands of tons of iron. A diverse are transported by horse-drawn truck
mix of employees from around the from the Gleason Machine Shop to
world meets high wartime demands Kodak Park. At the time, each wheel
and production. costs $2,000.
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